1981 Wimbledon Championships

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1981 Wimbledon Championships
Date22 June – 4 July
Edition95th
Category Grand Slam
Draw128S/64D/48XD
Prize money£322,136
Surface Grass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert Lloyd
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming / Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver
Mixed doubles
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Frew McMillan / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve
Boys' singles
Flag of the United States.svg Matt Anger
Girls' singles
Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison
←  1980  · Wimbledon Championships ·  1982  →

The 1981 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. [1] [2] The tournament ran from 22 June until 4 July. It was the 95th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1981.

Contents

For the first time in the tournament's history there were no seeded British players in the singles draws.

Prize money

The total prize money for 1981 championships was £322,136. The winner of the men's title earned £21,600 while the women's singles champion earned £19,440. [3] [4] However, the ladies champion was additionally presented with a diamond necklace, donated to the club, valued at £3,000.00, which technically made the ladies prize higher than the gentleman's for the only time in the championships history. [5]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
Men's singles£21,600£10,800£5,400£2,700£1,730£920£540£325
Women's singles£19,440£9,450£4,725£2,160£1,345£745£420£250
Men's doubles *£9,070£4,540£2,270£1,140£620£200£100—
Women's doubles *£7,854£3,932£1,816£912£434£140£70—
Mixed doubles *£4,770£2,390£1,140£560£280£0£0—

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe defeated Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg, 4–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–4), 6–4 [6]

  • It was McEnroe's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title.

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert Lloyd defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Mandlíková, 6–2, 6–2 [7]

  • It was Evert-Lloyd's 12th career Grand Slam title and her third and last Wimbledon title.

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming / Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe defeated Flag of the United States.svg Bob Lutz / Flag of the United States.svg Stan Smith, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 [8]

  • It was Fleming's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Wimbledon title. It was McEnroe's 7th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Wimbledon title.

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the United States.svg Pam Shriver defeated Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Jordan / Flag of the United States.svg Anne Smith, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) [9]

  • It was Navratilova's 11th career Grand Slam title and her 5th Wimbledon title. It was Shriver's 1st career Grand Slam title and her 1st Wimbledon title.

Mixed doubles

Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Frew McMillan / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve defeated Flag of the United States.svg John Austin / Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Austin, 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 [10]

  • It was McMillan's 10th and last career Grand Slam title and his 5th Wimbledon title. It was Stöve's 10th and last career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Flag of the United States.svg Matt Anger defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pat Cash, 7–6(7–3), 7–5 [11]

Girls' singles

Flag of the United States.svg Zina Garrison defeated Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Rene Uys, 6–4, 3–6, 6–0 [12]

Singles seeds

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  1. ↑ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN   978-0942257700.
  2. ↑ Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN   0007117078.
  3. ↑ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN   978-1899039401.
  4. ↑ "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Chrissie: My Own Story by Evert Lloyd, Chris & Amdur, Neil (1984). Simon & Schuster ASIN: B011MBD9JY
  6. ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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